Wendell Wardell's time as chief operating officer of the Coeur d'Alene School District has come to an end. Superintendent Matt Handelman alerted district employees by email Friday that Wardell is no longer employed by the public school system. "As with any matter involving personnel, the district will afford Wendell the same level of privacy we would give to any other staff member going through a separation of employment," wrote Handelman, in the message received by The Press from an anonymous source. "We will be working on posting for the position in the near future." The message did not indicate whether Wardell's departure was voluntary. School officials declined to provide any other details, because it is a personnel matter/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.